Investment Grade Credit

KEY FEATURES

  1. Exposure to investment-grade corporate bonds with short maturities with lower sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations
  2. Diversification from other fixed-income asset classes, such as high-yield bonds and asset-backed securities (ABS), to enhance sources of performance
  3. An active and responsible approach incorporating non-financial criteria into our securities selection

 

OUR STRENGTHS

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    In-House Credit Research

    Our in-house credit research team covers the full range of corporate bond ratings systems and operates across the various geographical regions.

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    Conviction-based Management

    Our conviction-led approach draws on three crucial performance drivers: directional exposure to the credit market, securities selection and diversification assets.

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    Experienced Team

    Our management team has recognized expertise on the credit market, with over 20 years’ average experience in this area.

Our investment team

  • Emmanuel Schatz

    Emmanuel Schatz

    Leader expert Credit & ABS

Further reading

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INSIGHTS MARKETS
Each month we share the conclusions from the monthly strategy investment committee which provides a summary of Ostrum’s views on the economy, strategy and markets.
06/19/2024
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INSIGHTS MARKETS
The ECB has started its rate cut cycle, but we do not expect rapid adjustments in the coming months. Yields should therefore remain attractive in the money market, which also offers low volatility and interest rate risk. Money market assets should therefore remain an important component of investors' asset allocation.To find out more about this interesting context, Fairouz Yahiaoui, Money market Portfolio Manager and Sanda Molotcov, Head of Credit Research at Ostrum AM share their views in this video.
06/07/2024
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Reading time : 5 min.
INSIGHTS EXPERTISES
The Ultra Short Plus Credit strategy, an SRI investment opportunity in the very short maturity corporate bond market.‘For investors looking for regular and attractive yields, very short-term credit can offer the right solution: Short-term euro rates are at their highest in 15 years.’Emmanuel Schatz, Portfolio Manager for the SRI Credit Ultra Short Plus strategy
06/06/2024
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